Showing posts with label Debra Farris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debra Farris. Show all posts

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Debra Farris Band - 2 albums: Gotcha Covered / Blues Cat

Album: Gotcha Covered
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:56
Size: 132.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:54] 1. Use Me
[3:32] 2. Route 66
[4:41] 3. Moondance
[4:15] 4. Exponential
[3:26] 5. Ain't No Sunshine
[4:03] 6. Get Up
[3:34] 7. Fragile
[3:37] 8. Spooky
[4:48] 9. Yellow Moon
[6:26] 10. Stormy Monday
[2:46] 11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[4:56] 12. Mustang Sally
[3:55] 13. Before You Hit The Ground
[2:57] 14. I Saw Her Standing There

It’s gotcha covered over a wide spectrum of music. They play songs from The Beatles, Van Morrison, Sting, The Neville Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Duke Ellington, T-Bone Walker, Bill Withers and more. There are two new Debra Farris originals as well.

“We did the bulk of the recordings in 3 full band sessions. We put all the players in isolation booths so we could all see each other but the instrument sounds didn’t bleed together. That way Ed Layola (sound engineer at 7 South Studios) could keep the volume and EQ of each track separate for mixing later. We are used to playing live, so we just counted off and played the tunes. It didn’t take us more that 3 takes on any song to find a take we liked, so the initial recordings are essentially studio live. I went back and overdubbed my scratch vocal, sang all the harmonies, played harmonica and trumpet later, and Michael Hallstrom came back and redid a couple of his lead guitar solos. I like expediency in the studio. I think it gives a fresh sound that’s not overproduced. I like the clean, syncopated arrangements of the songs, and they are a combination of my style requests, and the nature of the players who played. Many of the songs are tunes I loved in my younger years, while others I learned directly from my Dad. (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore and Route 66).

Gotcha Covered mc
Gotcha Covered zippy

Album: Blues Cat
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:46
Size: 146.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:57] 1. Down So Long
[5:25] 2. Didnt Come By It Easy
[6:14] 3. Wisdom Of The Fool
[5:31] 4. Eyes Of Love
[3:58] 5. Before You Hit The Ground
[4:13] 6. The First Step
[4:26] 7. Hand In My Pocket
[4:53] 8. Good Luck
[4:23] 9. Love Will Bring Us Back Alive
[4:53] 10. Tight And True
[5:23] 11. Almost Home
[4:18] 12. Roasters Blue
[6:07] 13. Inside The Dream

GoodTime Danceable Blues Funk! "Blues with Grooves". The most creative description we've heard is "Bonnie Raitt meets K.D. Lang at Brickhouse". Prominent influences include Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robben Ford, Jonny Lang, Elton John, James Taylor, Motown and Blues Greats. Woven through the Blues vein is also funk, reggae, jazz and and ballads. You'll hear both originals and favorites delivered with an energy that makes people turn their heads and listen. Debra Farris Band’s upbeat style is positive and very danceable. Debra Farris Band has a broad appeal and sings Universal themes where everyone can find common ground. In a single performance, the band plays a variety of originals and favorites, and there is inevitably a song or two that people know and love. Notable at a Debra Farris concert is everyone having a good time, whether they are dancing, tapping their toes, nodding heads or just smiling. There is something about the tunes and the delivery that makes everyone feel good

Blues Cat mc
Blues Cat zippy